The Friday before the long Memorial Day weekend is either a desert of regulatory activity or – as last week – a cornucopia in need of distillation. Three highlights warrant note, though many rules were published, placed on inspection, or otherwise released. The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated… Continue Reading

Washington (with the Federal Government closed) braces for approaching storm Sandy – not regulatory, at least this week, but the regulatory tsunami appears more destined to occur than ever. The Spring 2012 Unified Agenda now appears to have been an exercise in futility and wasted resources, as the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA)… Continue Reading

OMB released the Fall 2011 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions and Fall 2011 Regulatory Plan today. These two “documents” are important planning documents for agencies and the public because they provide some insight and some transparency to agency and OMB planning for the coming year.

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The Federal Regulations Advisor is dedicated to monitoring, reporting, and improving on the state of federal regulatory activity—not just who filed what, but how it all fits together—the regulations, court cases, Congressional actions, leadership movement, and related activity.

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Leland E. (Lee) Beck practices federal administrative law, litigation, and associated government relations in Washington, D.C. He served the United States for more than 30 years before retiring to start this blog, practice law, consult on public policy and government relations, and otherwise enjoy improving the American “administrative state.”